looks great, although it's too big for me. Cheaper than rumored, but I think that's just a Fuji tactic - spreading rumours where the price is super high, see what the acceptance rate is, and set price accordingly. Good to have another top-level CSC out there :smile:

looks great, although it's too big for me. Cheaper than rumored, but I think that's just a Fuji tactic - spreading rumours where the price is super high, see what the acceptance rate is, and set price accordingly. Good to have another top-level CSC out there :smile:

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They do seem to have done that with the X100. If it's US $1,300 for kit and lens (sometimes the dollar and Euro go 1:1, sometimes not), then I will certainly pre-order to test. If it ends up around $2K, then I may pre-order, but it will damper my enthusiasm for the set.

Can't really tell the size, definitively, from these shots. But I am impressed with the lens line up being offered - if only Sony thought the same. This Fuji could just be the camera to bring marital bliss to a very loud bluster...in more than just one household I fear!

Between the upcoming Leica system, the Sony NEX-7, and this, competition for the midsized APS-C enthusiast system is getting fierce. Of course there's also Micro 4/3, but that is a smaller class in my book.

Its looks huge but I'm sure its going to pumped some serious IQ, Sony Nex met its match here for sure. I think the Pannies are still safe and affordable choices for the masses. Now with an M-adapter it would really be cool to see it go head to head with the GXR M-mount combo. In the end, could Fuji be wanting to get those clients that are on the verge of a Leica M8,M9 and perhaps attract a few of those sales number over to their side — could be. Personally, I still prefer smaller cams.

If the pricing mentioned in the French article is true, Euro 1300 for body plus 35mm f1,4 and Euro 600 for each of the other two primes, competition is going to sweat. The nominal USD prices usually are very close to the nominal Euro prices, i.e. this would mean USD 1300 for body and fast standard prime! (the Euro price includes a VAT of about 20%).

I don't normally comment on rumours threads, but that is so like the old idea of a rangefinder with three prime lens that I would find it hard to resist, someone has had their thinking caps on and gone back to basics, and there's no harm in that approach.

I appreciate how BIG everyone is saying this camera is. And I mean "appreciate", as the temptation can then be well avoided as it disqualifies from the second condition of our raison d'etre (Serious Compacts)

PHEW!!!!

Looks like we'll have a splinter forum - much like TalkNEX and mu43.com....though I fear once all the X10, X100 users also jump across to "The Fuji Fireside" then they'll be little left here for me to moderate....

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